Canton de Vaud: communes et paroisses: qui paie quoi ?

The Canton of Vaud is reviewing how municipalities and parishes share the costs of maintaining and using church buildings. This review comes as the Reformed Church in the canton begins considering merging its parishes and closing half of its temples.

The canton is examining the unprecedented question of whether local municipalities or the religious communities should pay for the upkeep and use of these buildings. This assessment addresses the financial responsibilities of both local governments and the Church during this period of structural change.